It’s that time of year again – awards season is coming up! First up is the Golden Globes, the annual event where the best in television and film are both honored. On the morning of December 12th Don Cheadle, Laura Dern, and Anna Kendrick, announced the nominations for the 2017 ceremony which will be broadcasted on NBC on January 8th. Jimmy Fallon will host the awards this year, following in the footsteps of Ricky Gervais, Amy Poehler, and Tina Fey.

In times of tribulations, many people turn to the movies for an escape. During WWII musicals and comedies soared in popularity. Perhaps the troubling political atmosphere has something to do with the success of movie musical, La La Land, or maybe it’s just the pull of Ryan Gosling.Either way – the film leads the pack with six Golden Globe nominations, including Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and Best Director for Damien Chazelle. Both Emma Stone and Gosling were nominated for Best Performance in a Musical of Comedy.

Mahershala Ali and Alex Hibbert in ‘Moonlight.’

Moonlight, is a close second in nominations. It scored six nods, including Best Motion Picture in the Drama category. The film depicts three chapters in the life of a young black man as he comes to terms with his sexuality while growing up in Miami. Director, Barry Jenkins, will face off with Chazelle in the Best Director category. The competition will also include Mel Gibson for his directorial efforts in WWII true story, Hacksaw Ridge. Gibson’s nomination marks a return to Hollywood’s golden circle after he was on the outs following a 2011 battery charge and a 2006 drunk driving episode where he went on an anti-Semitic rant. On the television side, The People v. O.J. Simpson and American Crime Story came out on top with five nominationseach, followed by The Night Manager with four.

The inclusion of a number of people of color in this year’s Golden Globe nominees indicates that the ceremony will not fall into the #OscarsSoWhite controversy of last year’s Academy Awards. Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, Naomie Harris, and Mahershala Ali, Dev Patel, Octavia Spencer, and Ruth Negga were all nominated for awards. See The Untitled Magazine’s exclusive interview with Naomie Harris here. However there may be another race related issue with the Globes. Many feel that Nate Parker and his film The Birth of a Nation were ignored from the nominations due to the actor/director’s 1999 rape charge (of which he was acquitted).

Michelle Williams and Casey Affleck in ‘Manchester By the Sea.’

On the contrary, Casey Affleck is up for the award for Best Actor in a Drama for Manchester by The Sea, despite the fact that a female producer and director ofphotographer have both accused him of lewd behavior during the production of the Joaquin Phoenix mockumentary, I’m Still Here. Magdalena Gorka, director of photography alleges that Affleck entered her bed in the middle of the night, reacted violently when she refused his advances, and proceeded to send her threatening and abusive text messages following they incident. Producer, Amanda White, claims multiple instances of harassment by Affleck,citing that he once ordered a member of the crew to show her his penis.

It could be argued that rape is a much more serious offense than harassment but some are saying that Affleck is coming out of these scandals unscathed due to nepotism (Ben is his older brother) and because he is white while Parker, a black man, may never be able to recover his career, despite his acquittal. We’ll see what happens next.

Check out the full list of Golden Globes nominees below and tune in on January 8th to get the results.

Best Motion Picture – DramaHacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Lion
Manchester By the Sea
Moonlight

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion PictureViola Davis, FencesNaomie Harris, MoonlightNicole Kidman, LionOctavia Spencer, Hidden FiguresMichelle Williams, Manchester By the Sea

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion PictureMahershala Ali, MoonlightJeff Bridges, Hell or High WaterSimon Helberg, Florence Foster JenkinsDev Patel, LionAaron Taylor-Johnson, Nocturnal Animals

Best Television Series – Musical or ComedyAtlanta
Black-ish
Mozart In The Jungle
Transparent
Veep

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or ComedyRachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-GirlfriendJulia Louis-Dreyfus, VeepSarah Jessica Parker, DivorceIssa Rae, InsecureGina Rodriguez, Jane the VirginTracee Ellis-Ross, Black-ish

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or ComedyAnthony Anderson, Black-ishGael Garcia Bernal, Mozart in the JungleDonald Glover, AtlantaNick Nolte, GravesJeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionAmerican Crime
The Dresser
The Night Manager
The Night Of
The People vs. OJ

Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionFelicity Huffman, American CrimeRiley Keough, The Girlfriend ExperienceSarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime StoryCharlotte Rampling, London SpyKerry Washington, Confirmation

Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionRiz Ahmed, The Night OfBryan Cranston, All the WayTom Hiddleston, The Night ManagerJohn Turturro, The Night OfCourtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionOlivia Colman, The Night ManagerLena Heady, Game Of ThronesChrissy Metz, This Is UsMandy Moore, This Is UsThandie Newton, Westworld

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionSterling K Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime StoryHugh Laurie, The Night ManagerJohn Lithgow, The CrownChristian Slater, Mr. RobotJohn Travolta, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story